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3 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: cheap-oils

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Cheap OIL

Jiang presents slavery as a historical energy substitute: when cheap oil is unavailable, societies may again use enslaved human beings to run the economy.

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historical model and future warning

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Jiang presents slavery as a historical energy substitute: when cheap oil is unavailable, societies may again use enslaved human beings to run the economy.

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The End of the End of History

2026-03-24, day precision · Game Theory #15: The Return of History

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"...used human beings, right? You can no longer have access to cheap oil. What you do is, you enslave. You enslave people. And that's..."

The End of the End of History

2026-03-24, day precision · Game Theory #15: The Return of History

Transcript

"...these roads, okay? Because China was able to import all this cheap oil from the GCC. And then the GCC would take this money,..."

The End of the End of History

2026-03-24, day precision · Game Theory #15: The Return of History

Transcript

"...humans were the cheap energy. If you don't have access to cheap oil, well, then you're gonna enslave human beings, all right? This is..."

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